Status:

COMPLETED

Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy With Sequential Ipilimumab and Nivolumab in Rectal Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Johannes Laengle, MD, PhD

Collaborating Sponsors:

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Conditions:

Rectal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-100 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This prospective randomized, open-label, multicenter, phase II clinical trial investigates the safety and tolerability of standard neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) with sequential ipilimumab and ni...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18 years of age and older
  • All sexes
  • Histologically confirmed carcinoma of the rectum
  • Suitable for local therapy with curative intent
  • Medical need for a standard neoadjuvant CRT
  • Suitable to withstand a course of standard neoadjuvant CRT
  • Written informed consent form (ICF) for participation in the study
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1

Exclusion

  • Metastatic disease that is considered incurable by local therapies
  • Previous surgery of the tumor other than biopsy
  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding or expectancy to conceive
  • Disagreement of participants with reproductive potential to use contraception throughout the study period and for up to 180 days after the last dose of study therapy
  • Prior therapy with anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2 or any other agent directed against co-inhibitory T cell receptors or has previously participated in clinical studies with immunotherapy
  • Any contraindication according to the official medical information of Ipilimumab or Nivolumab
  • Live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study therapy
  • Hepatitis B or C
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • Immunodeficiency
  • Allogeneic tissue or solid organ transplantation
  • Autoimmune disease that has required systemic therapy in the past 2 years with modifying agents, steroids or immunosuppressive drugs
  • Systemic steroids or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study treatment
  • Active non-infectious pneumonitis
  • Active infection requiring systemic therapy
  • Treatment with botanical preparations (i.e. herbal supplements or traditional Chinese medicines) intended for general health support or to treat the disease under study within 2 weeks prior to randomization/treatment
  • Participants with serious or uncontrolled medical disorders
  • Uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarction, uncontrolled angina, any history of clinically significant arrhythmias, QTc prolongation in males \> 450 ms and \> 470 ms in females, participants with history of myocarditis)
  • Allergies and adverse drug reaction (history of allergy or hypersensitivity to study drug components, contraindications to any of the study drugs of the chemotherapy regimen)
  • Other exclusion criteria: Prisoners or participants who are involuntarily incarcerated, participants who are compulsorily detained for treatment of either a psychiatric or physical (i.e. infectious disease) illness
  • White blood cells \< 2000/μL (SI: \< 2.00 × 109/L)
  • Neutrophils \< 1500/μL (SI: \< 1.50 × 109/L)
  • Platelets \< 100 × 103/μL (SI: \< 100 × 109/L) (transfusions not permitted within 72 h prior to qualifying laboratory value)
  • Hemoglobin \< 9.0 g/dl (SI: \< 90 g/L) (transfusions not permitted within 72 h prior to qualifying laboratory value)
  • Serum creatinine \> 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) or calculated creatinine clearance \< 50 ml/min (using the Cockcroft-Gault formula)
  • AST/ALT: \> 3.0 × ULN
  • Total bilirubin \> 1.5 × ULN (except participants with Gilbert Syndrome who must have a total bilirubin level of \< 3.0 × ULN)
  • Troponin T (TnT) or I (TnI) \> 2 × institutional ULN. TnT or TnI levels between \> 1 to 2 × ULN will be permitted to participate in the study if a repeat assessment remains 2 × ULN and participant undergoes a cardiac evaluation. When repeat levels within 24 h are not available, a repeat test should be conducted as soon as possible.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 15 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04124601

Start Date

June 1 2020

End Date

March 15 2024

Last Update

April 23 2024

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State Hospital Wiener Neustadt

Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, Austria

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Congregational Hospital Linz - Sisters of Mercy

Linz, Austria, 4010

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Hospital of St. John of God

Vienna, Austria, 1020

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Medical University of Vienna

Vienna, Austria, 1090